Expression of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 in Healthy and Diseased Feline Kidney Tissue

Sensitive markers to detect acute kidney injury (AKI) in cats are lacking. Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is a promising marker of acute tubular injury in humans, and sequence and structure of feline KIM-1 have been determined. KIM-1 is shed into urine of cats with natural AKI. The objectives of t...

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Published in:Veterinary pathology 2017-05, Vol.54 (3), p.490-510
Main Authors: Bland, S. K., Schmiedt, C. W., Clark, M. E., DeLay, J., Bienzle, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Case-Control Studies
Cat Diseases - metabolism
Cat Diseases - pathology
Cats - metabolism
Female
Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1 - metabolism
Kidney - metabolism
Kidney - pathology
Male
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Summary:Sensitive markers to detect acute kidney injury (AKI) in cats are lacking. Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is a promising marker of acute tubular injury in humans, and sequence and structure of feline KIM-1 have been determined. KIM-1 is shed into urine of cats with natural AKI. The objectives of this study were to characterize temporal and cellular expression of KIM-1 in kidneys from cats without and with experimental and natural AKI using histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Tissue sections from 8 cats without kidney disease, 3 to 4 cats with experimentally induced AKI on each day 1, 3, 6, and 12 after unilateral ischemia/reperfusion, and 9 cats with natural AKI were assessed. In sections from cats without kidney disease, patterns of periodic acid–Schiff and aquaporin-1 staining allowed identification of 3 distinct segments of the proximal tubule. KIM-1 staining was absent in segments 1 (S1) and S2, and faint in S3. Injury of S3 in cats with experimental and natural AKI was characterized by cell loss and necrosis, and remaining intact cells had cytoplasmic blebs and reduced brush borders. In experimental AKI, intensity of KIM-1 expression increased in proportion to the severity of injury and was consistently present in S3 but only transiently in other segments. Vimentin was absent in proximal tubules of healthy cats but expressed in injured S3. These findings indicate that S3 is the proximal tubular segment most susceptible to ischemic injury and that KIM-1 is a sensitive tissue indicator of AKI in cats.
ISSN:0300-9858
1544-2217
DOI:10.1177/0300985817690213